Escape sequences for bytes/codepoints in strings #149

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opened 2024-03-18 22:41:57 +00:00 by rbt · 0 comments

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Nix strings can contain non-printing characters like \x1b, but the repl can't correctly print them and users can't enter them using printing characters in strings.

Proposal: support \x1b. Possibly also \u{xxxx}.

Nix strings can contain non-printing characters like `\x1b`, but the repl can't correctly print them and users can't enter them using printing characters in strings. Proposal: support `\x1b`. Possibly also `\u{xxxx}`.

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Reference: lix-project/lix#149

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